Stalked by My Doctor: A Sleepwalker's Nightmare

I know these Stalked by my Doctor movies are over the top, unrealistic, plot holes everywhere you look, and the same basic premise in all 4 (the original and 3 sequels - so far) of them, but by gosh, they're just quirky enough, with just enough cleverly-written comic relief (the wise-cracking alter ego: "At least this one's old enough to drive.."), and with the consistently excellent tour de force performances by one of my all time favorites (Eric Roberts), to be thoroughly enjoyable (which, for me, is rare being as picky as I am).

It's delightfully obvious that Roberts is having as much fun playing the 'sick-brained' (Nicky Bismar hallucination, ha!) but brilliant doctor as we are watching him. I only wish they would keep making sequels but they've just about worn the original premise thin at this point, unfortunately!

I can't believe it took me over a year to finally see this after it came out, but better late than never. I was already pre-judging it before seeing it, thinking it would be lame and unoriginal in dialogue and characters since that's how sequels usually are after the first two or three, but thankfully I was wrong. I rarely, if ever, rate anything 8 - much less 9 - but this fourth installment of Stalked by my Doctor more than deserves it. Kudos to the writers too!

9 out of 10 / Grade B+

Obviously this movie is meant to satisfy a particular niche, being a light thriller and basically a farce on every level. So no one realistically is going to watch this with any serious intent to watch a thoughtful, sincere movie. But for what it is, the movie succeeds quite well. Since this is part of a movie series, I watched the first one for comparison. I think it's safe to say this latest entry in the series is better by far. The first movie was more serious and believable - the main character was a villain but things were kept to more believable limits. In this movie, any attempts at realism are completely abandoned. The doctor is much larger than life and now he's more of an obsessed maniac who targets his victim with reckless abandon. Eric Roberts really shines in the role, and he seems to enjoy playing this wild and goofy character - he's almost clownlike in such things as how he walks and wears horribly tailored suits and lambasts all sensibility. His character in the first film was much more demur and restrained, and thus much less engaging - Roberts really owns it in this one. Another improvement in this film was the pacing, from the initial setup to conclusion things were more evenly and satisfyingly staggered. In conclusion, I feel like this wasn't just another lame entry in a series to cash in on an undemanding audience - rather it does offer improvement on the original, even though it follows almost exactly the same formula.

Not as good as other installments of this series, but still better than many Hollywood blockbuster movies that play mind games and require intense concentration to try to follow the plot, which is often unfollowable. At least Lifetime is just laying out for you and it's pure entertainment as you sip your favorite beverage.

Eric Roberts is right on as usual in this role. I have one more show in this series to go and I'm looking forward to it!

ABOUT MY REVIEWS:

I do not include a synopsis of the film/show -- you can get that anywhere and that does not constitute a meaningful review -- but rather my thoughts and feelings on the film that hopefully will be informative to you in deciding whether to invest 90-180 minutes of your life on it.

My scale: 1-5 decreasing degrees of "terrible", with 5 being "mediocre" 6- OK. Generally held my interest OR had reasonable cast and/or cinematography, might watch it again 7 - Good. My default rating for a movie I liked enough to watch again, but didn't rise to the upper echelons 8- Very good. Would watch again and recommend to others 9- Outstanding. Would watch over and over; top 10% of my ratings 10 - A classic. (Less than 2% receive this rating). For Lifetime Movies for Chicks (LMFC), drop the above scale by 3 notches. A 6 is excellent and 7 almost unattainable.

Turn your brain off, suspend reality and you will enjoy this ridiculous movie. Just like its 3 predecessors, this is packed with jokes, romance and a bit of drama. Yes the stories are always far fetched but, for entertainment value, this movie is top notch.

Somehow worse than the first three or so, but still funny to an extent.

I'm still not sure if this series is meant to be a joke or not yet, but these Lifetime films are nearly unwatchable.